I. 1. Two Offerings: Misused Bodies vs. Living Sacrifices ⚖️ Romans 1 and Romans 12 form a deliberate before-and-after theological arc on what it means to honor God with our bodies. Paul isn’t changing topics; he’s completing an argument. Romans 1: Bodies as Instruments of Dishonor Paul
I. 1. Confession — ὁμολογέω (homologeō) Greek vocabulary quietly corrects a lot of modern assumptions. We''ll let the words do the teaching. homo = same logos = word, speech, reason Core meaning: to say the same thing, to agree, to align one’s speech with reality. NT Usage * 1 John
I. 1. Worship Begins With Vision, Not Music 👁️🎶 In Scripture, heavenly worship consistently erupts after something is seen, not after a song is started. * Isaiah 6 – “I saw the Lord…” → “Holy, holy, holy.” * Ezekiel 1–3 – visions → silence → commissioning → obedience * Revelation 4–5 – the throne is revealed → worship cascades From
I. 1. Beauty as Bestowed, Not Inherent Ezekiel 16 (Jerusalem as the bride) * Jerusalem begins unseen, unwanted, and unlovely (16:4–5). * God passes by, speaks life, cleanses her, clothes her, and adorns her. * The key line: “Your beauty was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you”
I. Science is an instrument of God's and it constantly points to His character. Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped organs scattered throughout the body—neck, armpits, chest, abdomen, groin—connected by lymphatic vessels. Biologically, they do three main things: 1. They filter lymph fluid, trapping pathogens, toxins,
I. 1. ✝️ “God is love” is not a sentiment—it’s ontology When John says “God is love” (1 John 4:8), he’s not saying God has love as a quality; he’s saying love describes God’s very being. Biblically, love (agapē) is not an abstract feeling but
I. 1. 🏠 Shared Habitat: Dwelling in the Fear of the LORD After a date where the receipt for lunch totaled $31.91 the association of those numbers jumped out at me immediately. 31 + 91. The Proverbs 31 woman and the Psalm 91 person who dwells with God in the shadow
I. 🧠 The Wise Woman of Tekoa 📖 2 Samuel 14:14 ““We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God will not take away life, and He devises means so that the banished one will not remain an outcast.” This
I. 1. Growth Is Not Instant Anywhere in the Body Especially not where transformation happens No part of the body grows by bypass. The fastest systems (nervous reflexes, adrenaline responses) are not the systems that build a person. The systems responsible for formation—bones, muscles, immune memory, and especially digestion—
I. 1. The Core Text: James 1:21 📖 “Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” “Putting away moral filth” isn’t religious window-cleaning —it’s a decisive, embodied act tied to repentance, formation, and
Matthew 26:6-13 - While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He was reclining at the table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant.
I. 1. The Strategy Is Not Corruption First, but Dehumanization In the 1973 film The Exorcist, a younger priest, Father Karras, asks the seasoned exorcist Father Merrin why the demon has chosen to possess a young girl. Merrin’s response articulates one of the most profound theological truths ever voiced